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Options and short-interest signals are flashing divergent bets across several high-profile names as markets enter the week of September 8. CHWY is the standout bearish play. Short interest sits at a hefty 51.5% of free…
Analysts delivered a split verdict on two major names Monday, with power management giant ETN earning a consensus upgrade while chipmaker AMD saw its average target price edged lower. Eaton's upgrade pushed consensus…
Short sellers turned aggressive last week. The biggest moves came outside the usual suspects, with CHWY, KNX, and WIX all seeing sharp increases in short interest. Chewy stands out most. Its SI % FF jumped from 46.4%…
Fixed income claimed the top spot for weekly ETF inflows, pulling in $14.2B net versus just $7.3B into equities. That gap marks a notable shift. Over three months, equities dominated with $702.9B in net inflows. Bonds…
Short sellers are pressing hard across several sectors. CHWY saw the biggest short interest jump of the past week — up 5 percentage points to 51.5% of free float. WOLF sits at a punishing 74.9% short interest with zero…
Thursday is the headline event. ORCL and ADBE both report after the bell on September 10. Oracle's Q1 FY2027 results arrive first. The enterprise software giant carries a $457 billion market cap. Short interest sits at…
Analyst activity on Monday tilted bullish for Moderna and defence names, while chipmaker AMD faced a target trim. MRNA received a target price increase, with consensus now sitting at $118.59, up from $116.50. The stock…
Short sellers have been busy. The biggest SI mover of the past seven days is CHWY. Chewy's short interest jumped 5 percentage points to 51.5% of free float. Bears are stacking bets against the pet-supplies retailer…
Thursday is the key date this week. ORCL and ADBE both report after the close on September 10. Oracle faces questions about cloud growth and AI infrastructure spending. Adobe must show AI monetisation is real across…
Thursday is the focal point for markets this week. Oracle and Adobe both report after the close on September 10 — a rare double-header from two Nasdaq titans on the same day. Oracle is set to unveil Q1 FY2027 results.…
Analysts kept busy on Monday with target price adjustments across several key sectors. NVDA received a fresh upward target price revision. The consensus average climbed to $327.65, up from $327.13. Short interest sits…
Short sellers turned aggressive last week. The biggest mover was CHWY, with short interest jumping to 51.5% of free float — up 5 percentage points in just seven days. That is a striking build in a stock already crowded…
Fixed Income took the top spot this week. It pulled in $14.2B net — the largest single asset class inflow over seven days. Equities added $7.3B. Commodities brought in $4.4B, suggesting a broad but cautious risk…
Options markets are flashing bearish signals across key names this week. Negative bet volume topped positive flow in semiconductors. Traders appear to be hedging ahead of a potential rate and credit crunch. MU drew the…
Short sellers are feeling the heat across several heavily-shorted stocks. Hertz remains the most exposed battleground — bears hold 61.9% of free float short, yet the stock has rallied 52% in a month. Zero shares are…
Analyst desks were busy Sunday, with a notable downgrade hitting cybersecurity and a bullish new call landing on memory chips. PANW took the day's biggest hit. Analysts cut their rating on Palo Alto Networks, with the…
Short sellers are making bold moves heading into autumn. Chewy saw its SI % FF jump 5 points in a week to 51.5%. That is one of the sharpest single-week climbs in the market right now. Hertz remains a battleground.…
Two heavily shorted names are generating the loudest signals in US options markets today. Short sellers face extreme pressure in both IREN and Wolfspeed — and the setup is drawing attention from derivatives…
Brent crude jumped to $97 a barrel today. The move is the single biggest macro story of the session. Energy stocks in Europe gained. BP and Shell were in focus as oil traders priced in tighter supply. Germany's AfD…
PANW was downgraded this week in the most eye-catching analyst move of recent days. The cybersecurity giant now carries a lower rating, with the consensus average target sitting at $391. Short interest is just 2.7% of…
